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The European Data Relay Satellite System – EDRS

author: ESA/P.Carril/Novapix

reference: e-sco01-21000

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 23 cm

Artist impression of European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system. EDRS is a network of satellites that will use geostationary satellites to communicate with both ground stations and other satellites – whose lower orbits restrict the time that they can ‘see’ any one ground station. Allowing low-Earth orbit satellites to deliver data continuously, instead of storing it on board for transmission while overflying a ground station, will increase the timeliness with which we receive data improving global communications, navigation and Earth observation.

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2008 - ANTENNA - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - COMMUNICATION SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EDRS - GEOSTATIONARY - GLOBAL VIEW - ILLUSTRATION - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE -